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The Finanser’s Week: 12th March – 18th March 2012

Our biggest stories of the week are … Contactless payments are already past their sell-by date Spent most of this week at a payments conference. The theme was relentlessly around mobile payments, as this area of the market has truly kicked off as a major focal point for banks, telecommunications firms, retailers and merchants. There…

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Things worth reading: 16th March 2012

Things we're reading today include … Goldman letter could damage Europe chief's hopes of top jobThe Independent Toxic goodbye gives Goldman an image crisisThe Independent JPMorgan chief warns staff not to "seek advantage" from Goldman PR stormThe Telegraph Goldman’s clients stand by their bankFinancial Times What would Kermit make of such muppetry?The Telegraph VIDEO: Those…

Things worth reading: 15th March 2012

Things we're reading today include … Welcome to the new muppet show at Goldman SachsThe Telegraph Goldmans has the chance to change, but will probably blow it – againThe Telegraph Goldman chief Lloyd Blankfein defends bank in memo to staffThe Telegraph The ‘Vampire Squid’ spills its inkFinancial Times Goldman Sachs PR disasters: in picturesThe Telegraph…

Things worth reading: 15th March 2012

Things we're reading today include … Welcome to the new muppet show at Goldman SachsThe Telegraph Goldmans has the chance to change, but will probably blow it – againThe Telegraph Goldman chief Lloyd Blankfein defends bank in memo to staffThe Telegraph The ‘Vampire Squid’ spills its inkFinancial Times Goldman Sachs PR disasters: in picturesThe Telegraph…

Things worth reading, the European view

Financial Services Club member and good colleague Edith Rigler has started to look for key headline grabbing views from the German / European media that is aligned with the Financial Services Club's common themes of future banking, regulation, the Eurozone, payments, investment markets, retail banking and future technologies. In the first of her regular submissions, here…

Things worth reading, the European view

Financial Services Club member and good colleague Edith Rigler has started to look for key headline grabbing views from the German / European media that is aligned with the Financial Services Club's common themes of future banking, regulation, the Eurozone, payments, investment markets, retail banking and future technologies. In the first of her regular submissions, here…

Things worth reading: 14th March 2012

Things we're reading today include … RBS and Lloyds cut 1,764 jobsThe Telegraph Ex-HBoS executive admits FSA 'worries'The Telegraph VIDEO: EU debates financial transaction taxBBC What is the Tobin Tax?The Telegraph Temenos pulls out of Misys takeover fightThe Independent The cost of Greek 'credit event'BBC RBS and Lloyds cut 1,764 jobsThe Telegraph Markets recover as…

Things worth reading: 14th March 2012

Things we're reading today include … RBS and Lloyds cut 1,764 jobsThe Telegraph Ex-HBoS executive admits FSA 'worries'The Telegraph VIDEO: EU debates financial transaction taxBBC What is the Tobin Tax?The Telegraph Temenos pulls out of Misys takeover fightThe Independent The cost of Greek 'credit event'BBC RBS and Lloyds cut 1,764 jobsThe Telegraph Markets recover as…

Things worth reading: 13th March 2012

Things we're reading today include … Warning over 'real' anger at banks in BritainThe Independent Banks failed to heed public anger, warns BoE governor Sir Mervyn KingThe Telegraph Banks warn 'hostility will push us' abroad after King attackThe Telegraph   Temenos drops out of Misys bid raceFinancial Times Richard Branson hikes cost of credit for…

Things worth reading: 13th March 2012

Things we're reading today include … Warning over 'real' anger at banks in BritainThe Independent Banks failed to heed public anger, warns BoE governor Sir Mervyn KingThe Telegraph Banks warn 'hostility will push us' abroad after King attackThe Telegraph   Temenos drops out of Misys bid raceFinancial Times Richard Branson hikes cost of credit for…